Beyond the academic rigors of the classroom, the Mike Curb College of Arts, Media, and Communication is home to wide-ranging and excellent public-facing performances, productions, and exhibitions. We seek to ensure that Mike Curb College students have opportunities to participate in first-rate experiences, even on a public university budget. When generous donors like you augment our modest funds for performances, productions and exhibitions, you benefit students and faculty across the College, supporting facilities, equipment, and activities that keep our programs on the cutting edge of industry standard hardware and practice.
The Mike Curb College stages performances, productions and exhibitions across campus throughout the academic year. The Department of Theatre schedules eight live shows annually in three venues calibrated to suit varying production needs, from the main Campus Theatre to the Experimental “black box” Theatre at the Soraya complex. Students in the Department of Music play live concerts at Cypress Hall, Plaza del Sol Performance Hall, and the Great Hall of the Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts. The CSUN Art Galleries coordinate shows in four spaces, with the Main Gallery programming innovative large-scale exhibitions and marquee student shows, the West Gallery focused on student clubs and CSUN community exhibitions, the Manzanita Gallery showcasing art by alumni and campus academic partners, and the Soraya Gallery featuring wide-ranging shows that appeal broadly to both campus populations and visiting Soraya audiences. Each of these venues requires resources, maintenance, and equipment updates to maintain quality for performers, exhibitors, and audiences. All benefit greatly from your patronage and support.
Featured Funding Opportunities:
- Mike Curb College at the Soraya
Help more students experience the thrill of performing in a world-class facility and being impacted by its rich professional programs by providing funds in support of events, equipment maintenance and audience programming that are part of an ongoing partnership between the Mike Curb College and The Soraya. - Theatre Production Fund
Your support augments the Department of Theatre’s modest budget to stage eight live shows each academic year, allowing faculty and students to remain ambitious and experimental in content, and contemporary in production values. - Music Production Fund
Your support extends valuable performance experiences to more students by increasing concert opportunities and helping us keep campus venues up to industry standards with sound and lighting equipment. - Cinematheque
Cinematheque presents thematically designed screening series consisting of films ranging from classic to contemporary, often in conjunction with the appearance of featured guest artists for lectures and panel discussions. Support the ongoing excellence of these screenings, ensuring that producers can schedule each semester’s slate of films without compromise and while keeping admission free for all. - Performance Ensemble
Performance Ensemble allows students and faculty to work in collaboration to devise and present original performances dedicated to cultivating social justice and to creating a safe, inclusive, and creative space for developing and showcasing the talent of our students. Your support helps us pursue more live performance opportunities by supporting travel, conference attendance, and associated expenses. - Art Galleries Special Exhibitions
The Art Galleries at CSUN are the major art exhibition spaces in the San Fernando Valley. Your support helps us plan ambitious schedules, maintain the lighting and environment of the galleries to provide excellent viewing experiences, and keep admission free for all.
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